We'll greet you at the airport and bring you to the Best Western Gold Rush Inn in downtown Whitehorse where you'll be staying for the duration of this tour. All stores, banks and important sights are within easy walking distance of the hotel, so you may explore this lively northern town on your own and have dinner in one of the nice restaurants close to the hotel.

Today we'll show you the capital of the Yukon and the surroundings to give you a first impression of this wonderful country: During the city tour you'll see the old train station of the White Pass & Yukon Route railroad, the Log Skyscraper, old Log Church and the paddle wheeler SS Klondike. We'll also show you some residential areas and we'll stop at the Visitors Reception Centre. On the way to the Takhini Hot Springs we'll stop at the Wildlife Preserve where you'll see most of the wildlife seen in the Yukon, such as Moose, Caribou, Bison, Dall Sheep, Big Horn Sheep, Musk Oxen and others. Lunch at Takhini Hot Springs and time for a leisurely swim in the hot waters. After our return to Whitehorse you will participate in a 20 minute sightseeing flight over the Whitehorse area with beautiful views over Lake Labarge and Marsh Lake.
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Kluane National Park is our destination for the day and snowshoeing the chosen activity. We'll drive west on the world famous Alaska Highway and will reach Haines Junction in about two hours. Just outside the town we'll start our trek on the beautiful Auriol Trail. Since we'll be slower on our snowshoes we'll head out at leisure, have a lunch break amidst a gorgeous winter wonderland and return to our van. In Haines Junction we'll break for coffee and a visit to the Kluane National Park Visitor Centre before heading back to Whitehorse.

Today’s excursion will be to Carcross and Tagish. We’ll drive on the famous Alaska Highway east and turn south onto the South Klondike Highway. We’ll stop in historic Carcross on the shores of Lake Bennet, before hitting the Tagish Road, looping back to the Alaska Highway at Jake’s Corner. This drive offers great views of the mountains and lakes in the southern Yukon. After a great lunch in Whitehorse, we’ll try our luck fishing through the ice before we’ll return to the hotel.
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This is the day for our snowmobiling adventure: Our van will take us up to Fish Lake, just over half an hour away from the hotel. Here we'll get our instructions about snowmobile safety and any further instructions we'll need and off we are across the lake and into some of the most beautiful mountains you may imagine! Lunch will be served on the trail and by late afternoon we'll return to Whitehorse.

Today we'll spend an easy day visiting Skagway in Alaska. From Whitehorse we'll drive south and stop at Emerald Lake for a photo stop even though the normally emerald colored lake is frozen over at this time of the year. Carcross will be our first stop. We'll visit the small town with predominantly First Nations People and we'll walk across the railroad bridge and back over the small pedestrian bridge. We'll then continue along Windy Arm and Tutshi Lake to White Pass, the border between Canada and Alaska. From here we'll descend to sea level in 23Km / 14 miles. Visit the port and town of Skagway and break for lunch. Weather and conditions permitting we'll hike to a small lake above the town with a great view over the harbour and the town. By mid afternoon we'll return to Whitehorse in time for dinner.
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Another highlight of this tour will be this full day dog sledding tour along the Takhini River and into the Ibex Valley west of Whitehorse. First we'll be introduced to the many dogs and instructions will be given about mushing and safety on the trail. Then we'll be assigned our team of from 4 to 6 dogs and off we go! We'll follow well prepared trails and our guides will make sure that we are always in control of our teams. Lunch will be served along the trail when both, we and the dogs need a well deserved break. By late afternoon we'll return to the kennel for a mug of coffee or hot chocolate before we'll return to the hotel for the last night in town.

You'll start your next adventure in the Yukon or we'll bring you to the airport in time for your flight home.
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• Meals other than mentioned and Beverages
• Trip cancellation & medical insurance: We strongly recommend you purchase adequate insurance coverage at the time of booking. Your policy should cover injury, illness or death, trip cancellation, emergency medical search & rescue, flight accident, travel accident, loss of baggage and personal effects.

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• Average temperatures at the this time of winter are between -2° and - 24° Celsius / 28 to -31 degrees Fahrenheit, but extremes may be as low as -45° Celsius / -50 Fahrenheit. We ask you to bring adequate clothing to withstand these temperatures. You may buy winter clothing in Whitehorse or rent a clothing package from Northern Tales Travel.
• This tour has many elements of an expedition and therefore changes in the itinerary due to weather and road conditions are a possibility. Northern Tales Travel explicitly reserves the right to adapt the tour itinerary.
• Canadian law requires that you sign a ‘release of claims and waiver of liability form’ prior to participating on this trip.
  

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